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French rapper Naps sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a young woman.

Video. Chart-topping French rapper Naps sentenced to seven years for rape

Updated: 20/02/2026 - 11:33 GMT+1

The Paris court ruled there was an "absence of consent", accepting the complainant’s account that she was asleep and woke to the pain of penetration.

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